Will you dress up on Christmas day

Oh yessss! I'm partying into the bargain.

there are some threads here, that I read, and wow! what a lift you all give me..

I love velvet,,, I love glad rags, but got out of the habit..

thank you for the lift in spirits

and prayers for those of us not so good

Just me.
My daughter will FaceTime with her husband and the granddaughters and so will my son and his girlfriend. I will dress up with hair done and makeup because I don’t want them to feel that lm sad being alone. I’ll do it for them and as soon as I have made my appearances l’ll change and resort back to my comfy clothes and relax. I will still cook a Christmas dinner for myself because it’s a need to still have a sense of occasion. This will be my first Christmas without my mum and I will be thinking of her.

i have a pretty red and black kaftan which I shall wear with my best leggings. As the temperature here well probably be in the high 30’s dressing up too much is not really an option.

Oh yes definitely getting dressed up. Have a new blue sparkly top to go with a blue skirt or I may pick a dress but certainly getting dressed up, although I'll probably have my slippers on too

Intend to! I bought new trousers from Marks but they need taking up. They are supposed to be short but 5 inches too long! I will take them up!

It will be just the two of us this year and I will certainly put something special on - might even be a dress! For me it's a way of marking out the day as special - just as putting up lights and a Christmas tree was. Have had enough of slobbing around in sweatshirts, t-shirts and jogging bottoms.

As I am not cooking Christmas Dinner this year I intend wearing my lovely tartan Bomshell dress which I haven't worn yet due to a dearth of suitable social occasions. During the lockdown earlier in the year I used to "dress up" to go Tesco shopping as I was heartily sick of slobbing around in jeans and jumpers/t shirts. Just call me Mrs Bucket.

We will be staying in our pyjamas all day on Christmas day and will be eating our Christmas dinner in the too .

I'm with marydoll
Have always dressed up for Christmas and always will.

I'm with Marydoll
Have always dressed for Christmas and always will

During lockdown, and variations thereof, I have been working my way through my wardrobe giving each item a few wearings then laundering it. The newly laundered clothes are hung or shelved separately and not used again. (Some are put into the charity shop bag)
In this way everything will be fresh, rather than been hanging gathering dust, once this damned pandemic is over.
For Christmas I’ll choose something suitable, (hoping it still fits) just like any normal Christmas. There will just be the two of us.

I like to feel comfortable and look nice every day so I have no dress up or dress down, my only adjustment is for temperature.

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Yes but not much- maybe a sparkly top. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen ( don't we all!!) so as long as I have a bottle of Prosecco out there with me I'll be fine!

Seeing my sons for the first time since August - they won't dress up, but I'll be wearing gold trousers and new black and gold top when they arrive Christmas Eve (slow cooked belly pork and apple pie with butterscotch sauce), and a gold pleated shirt with gold top and jacket for Christmas day.

A pretty dress (they’re somewhere in the wardrobe!) and my perfume of choice? Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood.

I usually do as Christmas but this year it's just the two of us and my anxiety level is super high at the moment. Celebration is far from my mind. So no dressing up just a warm jumper, leggings and thick socks. I just hope for a good night's sleep then after breakfast, I'll be doing my usual 'at the moment' muddy walk with my dog and then look forward to call from daughter and hopefully son.

No, because it’s just the two of us here on Xmas day and I can’t relax, watch tv and chill out in party gear. On Boxing Day we hope to see family but may well be sitting in the garden for some time, so again, it’s a resounding no! Next year....

I will be wearing a new dark red velvet dress (from Damart) whether I visit my sister or stay at home. I decided I needed a bit of a lift after this peculiar year, don't we all?

I won't look at fab as this young lady but I can try.

Thank you Judy54 for a great post. Lovely to hear everyone looking forward to putting on their togs. Your outfit sounds lovely, especially the trousers.
Esspee I'm going to follow your lead and wear my nice clothes in rotation. It'll probably motivate me to lose my C19 weight.

I have a Christmas top with pintucking on the front and Santas round the hem, to team with black trousers and Christmas pud earrings.

I'm Danish lived in the UK since 1984, always celebrate Xmas on the 24 & 25 always dress up we are celebrating with my stepdaughter & son-in-law can't wait????

Christmas Day for us is always formal. I will make sure the house is very clean and tidy. The table will be laid with our best glasses and the silver cutlery which used to belong to my parents. DH will wear a smart shirt and trousers and I will wear a midi dress with black tights and some jewellery. We love doing this and our family all follow suit. My DIL prefers to go to her family which does a buffet wearing pyjamas. Each to their own. I should add that the formality doesn’t mean we don’t have loads of fun!

I always mean to and usually lay something out to wear but, even though DH does the cooking, it is usually bedtime before I realise that I've forgotten to change and am still in my pinny.